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Nissan Altima Care and Maintenance

78 messages, Last post on Oct 21, 2009 at 8:52 AM

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#1 of 78 Trip Check by squirrel11 Jan 20, 2002 (7:05 am)
One salesman showed us this neat trick of the Altima 2.5SL ( I don't know if all Altimas have this), but you can do a check of the lights/horn/fan/windowwipers. I couldn't find a reference in the manual but it involved something like opening the car door and hitting the door frame button about 6 times...it goes through some sort of diagnostic check. I assume he had turned the car on to ACC but I was standing outside the car and couldn't really tell. We bought the car at another dealership. We didn't do the test drive before we bought the car there because we had already had 3 test drives at other dealerships. The salewoman didn't show us this feature when we picked up the car because either A, she didn't know about it or B, it was cold and rainy and she didn't think about it. Anyone else have specific insight into this?
#2 of 78 What type of gas by piecekeeper Sep 24, 2002 (2:00 pm)
Two dealers told me two different types of gas required by 2.5 Altima. One said regular 87 Oct., the other told me the engine requires 89 Oct., does anyone know what type of gas the engine requires?????Please respond to my e-mail, "piecekeeper2502aol.com" Thanks
#3 of 78 TYPE OF GAS by dibiase Sep 28, 2002 (3:57 pm)
IF I WERE YOU I WOULD RUN THE 89 OCTANE. 87 SEEMS TO LOW FOR A CAR WITH THAT TYPE OF ENGINE, BESIDES, ITS A NEW CAR, YOU WOULD BE DOING THE ENGINE A BETTER FAVOR RUNNING ON THE HIGHER OCTANE.
#4 of 78 octane for 2.5 by afty Sep 30, 2002 (5:42 am)
According to the owner's manual, the 2.5 requires 87 octane, and IMO it is a waste to run anything higher than that. Contrary to popular belief, higher octane gas is not necessarily "better" gas, it just has a higher resistance to detonation. If your car is not designed for premium gas, using it can actually hurt your performance and mileage. Here is what our federal government has to say on this issue: "In most cases, using a higher octane gasoline than your owner’s manual recommends offers absolutely no benefit. It won’t make your car perform better, go faster, get better mileage or run cleaner. Your best bet: listen to your owner’s manual." http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm
#5 of 78 2.5S octane by 1offroader Oct 01, 2002 (7:13 pm)
I've been using 87 octane in our 2.5S, & until the last few days the weather here in So. Cal. has been extremely hot. The car runs great - no 'pinging', easy starts, no 'dieseling', plenty of power. I like cars that run on the cheapest possible fuel, and the 2.5 engine definitely qualifies. Except for a hi-perf. car that is driven only occasionally, I wouldn't own a car that requires premium fuel - it's a waste of $. That's just my 2c.
#6 of 78 Tire Pressure for 3.5SE by chrislig Oct 29, 2002 (5:30 am)
Does anyone know what the recommended tire pressure is for the Bridgestone Turanza 215/55 R17s? My car is missing the sticker on the door and dealers seem to give a generic response to my question.
#7 of 78 re: tire pressure for 3.5SE by afty Oct 29, 2002 (6:57 am)
33 lbs. front, 30 lbs. rear. The sticker is on the underside of the center console lid.
#8 of 78 Should we buy the Nissan extended warranty? by nrechtman Jan 05, 2003 (8:49 pm)
We have until tomorrow to decide if want the Nissan extended warranty, it's supposedly a bumper to bumper type warranty, I'm very leery on warranties since I've been burned before by them. I plan on keeping the car at least 5 years, so we would be buying an extra 2 years of warranty. Is anyone familiar with this warranty, it's offered by Nissan. Replies to this message: markr5 (Oct 17, 2005 11:28 am) empi (Oct 26, 2005 6:07 pm)
#9 of 78 High Mileage by cspete Jan 10, 2003 (9:29 am)
I am looking into buying a previously leased 2002 Altima. It currently has 22,000 miles on it. I will be putting about 30,000 miles on it a year. I have read lots of message boards and consumer ratings on this site as well as others, all of which tell me people are very happy with this car. But I have yet to read anything specific about high mileage. Any advice? Replies to this message: kdarm (Oct 02, 2004 1:48 pm)
#10 of 78 Washing Concerns by cjs2002 Jan 10, 2003 (2:43 pm)
Greatings and Salutations, I'm currently looking at buying a 2003 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL. I love the car and everything about it, even if it has a few inside look draw backs. Reciently I was washing my parents malibue and noticed that no matter what I did the car still looked dirty, and always had water marks aprearing on the hood. I'm a bit of a neat freak when if comes to my car because I like my car to look like it just rolled off the lot that day. to many this is a pain to keep washing your car but to me it gives me great satisfaction in knowing that as I go down the road I get comments on how nice my car looks. if any one could please give some tips on washing advice I'd be very appriciative

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